File name: | Journal.exe |
Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/168597eb-8e25-48ee-9275-894fdb00a4b6 |
Verdict: | Malicious activity |
Threats: | Quasar is a very popular RAT in the world thanks to its code being available in open-source. This malware can be used to control the victim’s computer remotely. |
Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 17:42:53 |
OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 19 sections |
MD5: | 445FBBEB5D7AB4CF029200C856B20D05 |
SHA1: | 50023E87A4B53E23F5B3437AA13F99D7EC887020 |
SHA256: | 8226B5885EA94DEF0A895DA5A98FDCBD826DA231A0EADED5BFA380A84CF8D0D9 |
SSDEEP: | 98304:Q4W0yCaZWwed7iDaOh3YuWMzqlCyXRq4sTERAi4k6vBJ0+DCaPGbQtbsY9NMMMMp:c3rLuu |
.exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
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.exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
.exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
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TimeStamp: | 2022:08:31 20:25:42+00:00 |
ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, No debug |
PEType: | PE32+ |
LinkerVersion: | 2.36 |
CodeSize: | 6754304 |
InitializedDataSize: | 11529216 |
UninitializedDataSize: | 9028608 |
EntryPoint: | 0x19ba058 |
OSVersion: | 6.1 |
ImageVersion: | - |
SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
FileVersionNumber: | 5.0.0.0 |
ProductVersionNumber: | 5.0.0.0 |
FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
FileFlags: | (none) |
FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
FileSubtype: | - |
LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
CharacterSet: | Unicode |
Comments: | - |
CompanyName: | Inspect Element Ltd |
FileDescription: | Easy Journal Viewer |
FileVersion: | 5.0.0 |
InternalName: | - |
LegalCopyright: | © 2022 Inspect Element Ltd |
LegalTrademarks: | - |
OriginalFileName: | journal-tool.exe |
PrivateBuild: | - |
ProductName: | Easy Journal Viewer |
ProductVersion: | - |
SpecialBuild: | - |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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2320 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Journal.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Journal.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Inspect Element Ltd Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Easy Journal Viewer Version: 5.0.0 Modules
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5048 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | SppExtComObj.Exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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6032 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Journal.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Journal.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Inspect Element Ltd Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Easy Journal Viewer Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 5.0.0 Modules
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6032 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates |
Operation: | delete value | Name: | 2A1D6027D94AB10A1C4D915CCD33A0CB3E2D54CB |
Value: | |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\2A1D6027D94AB10A1C4D915CCD33A0CB3E2D54CB |
Operation: | write | Name: | Blob |
Value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| |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\2A1D6027D94AB10A1C4D915CCD33A0CB3E2D54CB |
Operation: | write | Name: | Blob |
Value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| |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_0627&PID_0001\Calibration\0 |
Operation: | write | Name: | GUID |
Value: 602861652125F0118001444553540000 | |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\JOURNAL.EXE630FC3C600D84B98 |
Operation: | write | Name: | Name |
Value: JOURNAL.EXE | |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\JOURNAL.EXE630FC3C600D84B98 |
Operation: | write | Name: | UsesMapper |
Value: 00000000 | |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication |
Operation: | write | Name: | Name |
Value: JOURNAL.EXE | |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication |
Operation: | write | Name: | Id |
Value: JOURNAL.EXE630FC3C600D84B98 | |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication |
Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 00080000 | |||
(PID) Process: | (2320) Journal.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication |
Operation: | write | Name: | MostRecentStart |
Value: D91FB7272EB9DB01 |
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
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— | — | GET | 200 | 72.246.169.155:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.25:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5988 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 72.246.169.155:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5988 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 72.246.169.155:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.63.118.230:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
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4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.25:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 72.246.169.155:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2320 | Journal.exe | 104.26.6.44:443 | api.echo.ac | CLOUDFLARENET | US | suspicious |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.75:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 23.63.118.230:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
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settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
api.echo.ac |
| unknown |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |